Non-refillable bottle.



W. W. HUMES.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 14, 1909.

961,134. Y Patgnted June 14, 1910:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM W. I-IUlVIES, OF YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO.

NoN-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 14, 1910. Application filed May 14, 1909.

Serial No. 495,919.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, \VILLIAM W. HUMEs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Youngstown, in the county of Mahoning and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Non-Refillable Bottle, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to non-refillable bottles and its object is to provide a device of this character designed to prevent the refilling of the bottle after the removal of the original contents thereof, the mechanism constituting the invention being constrcpcted of a material which will not corro e.

Another object is to provide valve mechanism the parts of which can be readily constructed, said mechanism being easily insertible intothe neck of a bottle and having means cooperating with said neck whereby the parts can be positively held against're moval from the bottle neck after they have once been placed in position therein.

lVith these and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings :Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through the neck portion of a non-refillable bottle embodying the present improvements. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the battle used in connection with the mechanism. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the retaining ring. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the valve-casings and their spacing washers assembled. Fig. 5 is a detail view of one of iaid casings, the valve being separated thererom.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference A designates a bottle neck having an interior supporting rib a within the inner end portion thereof while an interior annular groove 6 is formed within the outer end portion of said neck. The bead or rib a constitutes the seat for a washer l of cork or other suitable material, this washer serving as a support for the lower valve casing 2 of the mechanism. This casing 2 is preferably formed of a glass tube open at its ends, the bottom edge of the tube being provided with notches 3 in which are journaled trunnions 4 extending in opposite directions from a neck 5. This neck extends radially from a valve 6 also preferably formed of glass, and which is normally seated by gravity upon that portion of the washer 1 exposed within the casing 2. Another washer 7, preferably of cork, is arranged upon the upper end of the casing 2 and constitutes the support for a second valve casing 8 preferably formed of a glass tube and open at its ends, said casing 8 being also provided with notches similar to the notches 3 and which constitute bearings for trunnions extending from another valve 9 which is similar to the valve 6 hereinbefore described. Retaining lugs 10 extend downwardly from the casing 8 and through openings 11 formed within the washer 7, these lugs also projecting into notches 12 formed in the upper end of the casing 2. It will be apparent therefore thatwhen the two casings 2 and 8 and the washer 7 are assembled independent rotation of the parts is prevented. The valves 6 and 9 are arranged with their pivots at diametrically opposed portions of the casings so that they will swing open as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1.

The upper end of the casing 8 constitutes a seat for a battle C made up of two members 13 and 14, each of which consists of oppositely disposed substantially segmental por tions spaced apart at their sides by concavities 15, each concavity being disposed in alinement with one of the segmental portions of the opposed member ofthe bafHe. The middle portions of the two members 13 and 14: are connected by a stem 16. The entire battle is preferably formed in a single piece of glass.

The baflle G constitutes the seat for a tubular plug 17 preferably formed of glass and provided at its outer end with an annular shoulder 18 designed to bear against the end of the bottle neck A. That portion of the plug within the neck is of reduced diameter and is provided at an intermediate point with an annular rib 19 arranged above a packing ring 20 of cork or the like which extends around the inner portion of the plug. A split ring 21 of spring metal or other suitable material is interposed between the plug and the Wall of the bottle-neck, this ring being provided with an annular rib 22 designed to be seated within the groove 7), there being a series of spring fingers 23 extending downwardly from the ring 21 and designed to bear against the plug at points above the rib 19 and thus prevent the said plug from being withdrawn from the bottle neck. The plug 17 is designed to receive a suitable form of stopper 2a. I

In applying the present improvements to a bottle which has been filled the washer 1 is first placed upon rib a and after the valve 6 has been placed in engagement with the bottom edge of the casing 2, said casing is inserted into the bottle neck and on to the washer 1. The valve will thus rest in closed position upon the washer. The valve 9 is then arranged within the upper casing 8 and a washer placed upon the casing 2, after which said casing 8 is inserted into the bottle neck and upon washer 7 so as to permit the valve 9 to rest upon the washer. The bafiie C is then inserted into the bottle neck and after the ring 21 has been contracted and inserted into the bottle neck so as to permit it to expand, with its rib 22 Within the groove 6, the plug 17 is forced into the neck and through the ring 21 until it comes into contact with the battle C, whereupon the spring fingers 23 will spring back of the rib 19 and thus securely hold the plug against withdrawal. It will of course be understood that the plug 17 serves to prevent the ring 21 from being contracted to such an extent as to become unseated from the groove 7). A cork or other form of closure can then be inserted into the plug.

lVhen it is desired to remove the liquid contents of the bottle the cork 24 is drawn and the bottle tilted or inverted. Valves 6 and 9 will swing open and the liquid will pass along the tortuous passage thus formed within the casings 2 and 8 and through the concavities within the battle C, after which it will pass outwardly through the plug 17. The battle will of course prevent any Wire or other object from being inserted into the bottle-neck where it can interfere with the action of the valves.

All of the parts of the device with the exception of the retaining spring ring and the washers, are formed of glass, and therefore there is nothing within the bottle neck which can corrode as the result of the action thereon of the liquid contents of the bottle. The ring 21 and its fingers 23 cannot be affected in this manner, because the packing ring 20 prevents any of the liquid from reaching them.

It is of course to be understood that various changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit or sacrificing the advantages of the invention.

hat is claimed is A non-refillable bottle including a neck, upper and lower tubular casings within the neck, each casing having a groove in the lower end thereof and close to the wall of the neck, rings constituting supports for the respective casings, one of said rings being interposed between the upper and lower casings, a valve normally seated upon each of the rings, a neck extending from each valve, trunnions upon each neck and journaled within the groove in the adjoining casing, said trunnions being held within the groove by the ring contacted by said casing, the two valves having their stems projecting in opposite directions, a battle mounted on the upper casing and within the neck, a tubular plug insertible into the neck and onto the bafiie to hold said bafiie upon the casing thereunder, and means for securing the plug within the neck.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

\VILLIAM XV. HUMES. lVitnesses E. HUME TALBERT, HERBERT D. LAWSON. 

